Soul Snack 8/16 ... The Simple Heart
"the Lord protects the simple hearted..." Ps 116:6a
God declares His interests. His hands are open, His intentions so very clear.
God has painted boundary lines in the sky. He has described His values. He has hung them from the clouds. His ways are to be known to all.
The throne of grace so constantly resists the ambitions of the indulgent, the greed of the God-negligent, and the desires of the power-pursuer.
This throne of grace engages with the simple hearted, loves the sober self assessment (Rms 12:3) and honours their pleas.
The child who so confidently (yet foolishly), resists dad's help and refuses instruction is unable to receive the help of a gracious, willing and capable father.
The child dependent on his father, teachable by dad's words, who looks to the father's guidance will always receive help.
This simple heart remains secure knowing it needs outside assistance. It will see the outstretched arms, will feel the presence of a very close dad, and receive His incalculably wise counsel. Such a simple heart will also receive eternally impregnable protection.
Please give me today a simple heart, that trusts in you more than it trusts in me. I know that in you alone is safety and protection. Amen.